Alberto Aquilani looks set for a Liverpool return at the end of the season as Juventus appear reluctant to pay the 15m euros required to keep him permanently. The 26-year-old Italian midfielder has been on loan at Juve since the summer. (caughtoffside.com)

Barcelona are planning on hijacking Inter Milan's attempts to sign Tottenham's Gareth Bale in the summer by offering £40m for the flying winger. (metro.co.uk)

Celtic boss Neil Lennon is ready to sign Coventry's Republic of Ireland keeper Keiren Westwood in a bargain free transfer swoop. Westwood is out of contract in the summer and has refused to sign a new deal at Coventry. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United winger Nani believes the Football Association should have punished Liverpool's Jamie Carragher for the tackle which left him fearing that his season was over. "The referee can decide after to say something [to the FA]," said Nani. "I want referees to pay more attention when players make tackles like that." (Daily Telegraph)

Wayne Rooney has pledged his best years to Manchester United, and told their fans: "I'll be here until my 30s." The 25-year-old striker is incensed by talk that he could quit Old Trafford this summer despite signing his blockbusting five-year £250,000-a-week contract just four months ago. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham defender Michael Dawson has warned his England team-mates that Spurs and Wales winger Gareth Bale is back to his "unstoppable" best ahead of next week's Euro 2012 qualifier in Cardiff. (The Sun)

Sunderland midfielder Sulley Muntari says he is happy to shake hands with Liverpool's Luis Suarez when the sides meet this Sunday, even though the striker handled the ball on the line to deny Muntari's Ghana a certain winner in the quarter-final in South Africa last summer. "I haven't any grudge against him," said Muntari. (The Sun)

Defender Thomas Vermaelen has admitted he does not know when he'll be fit to play for Arsenal again after revealing he has suffered six relapses with his Achilles injury. Vermaelen has not played since picking up the injury last September. (metro.co.uk)

Ex-Burnley boss Brian Laws is in line for a return to former club Scunthorpe as replacement for axed manager Ian Baraclough. (Daily Mirror)